IP Library Granted Patent US 11,379,312
Granted Patent B2
US 11,379,312 · App. 17/068,935 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Monitoring and processing storage resource data using smart tagging techniques

Inventor: Balasundaram Govindan (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,379,312
App. No.
17/068,935
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for monitoring and processing storage resource data using smart tagging techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data pertaining to multiple storage resources in at least one storage system; generating one or more smart tags related to one or more storage parameters; applying at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data; monitoring at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags; generating, based at least in part on the monitoring, at least one alert pertaining to at least one of the multiple storage resources; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the at least one alert.

Claims (41)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining data pertaining to multiple storage resources in at least one storage system;

generating one or more smart tags related to one or more storage parameters, wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, and wherein generating the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective comprises attributing, to the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, a value designating a predetermined amount of time between creation of snapshots of at least a portion of the multiple storage resources;

applying at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data;

monitoring at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags;

generating, based at least in part on the monitoring, at least one alert pertaining to at least one of the multiple storage resources; and

performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the at least one alert;

wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to storage capacity.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one smart tag related to storage capacity comprises a value that is based at least in part on one or more capacity alert requirements.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically creating at least one snapshot for at least one of the multiple storage resources.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically expanding capacity of at least one of the multiple storage resources.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring comprises validating at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags against at least one value associated with the one or more smart tags.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data comprises applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to a portion of the data designated by at least one storage administrator.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically outputting the at least one alert to one or more storage administrators.

9. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device:

to obtain data pertaining to multiple storage resources in at least one storage system;

to generate one or more smart tags related to one or more storage parameters, wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, and wherein generating the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective comprises attributing, to the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, a value designating a predetermined amount of time between creation of snapshots of at least a portion of the multiple storage resources;

to apply at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data;

to monitor at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags;

to generate, based at least in part on the monitoring, at least one alert pertaining to at least one of the multiple storage resources; and

to perform one or more automated actions based at least in part on the at least one alert.

10. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to storage capacity, wherein the at least one smart tag related to storage capacity comprises a value that is based at least in part on one or more capacity alert requirements.

11. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically creating at least one snapshot for at least one of the multiple storage resources.

12. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically expanding capacity of at least one of the multiple storage resources.

13. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein monitoring comprises validating at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags against at least one value associated with the one or more smart tags.

14. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data comprises applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to a portion of the data designated by at least one storage administrator.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;

the at least one processing device being configured:

to obtain data pertaining to multiple storage resources in at least one storage system;

to generate one or more smart tags related to one or more storage parameters, wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, and wherein generating the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective comprises attributing, to the at least one smart tag related to recovery point objective, a value designating a predetermined amount of time between creation of snapshots of at least a portion of the multiple storage resources;

to apply at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data;

to monitor at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags;

to generate, based at least in part on the monitoring, at least one alert pertaining to at least one of the multiple storage resources; and

to perform one or more automated actions based at least in part on the at least one alert.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more smart tags comprises at least one smart tag related to storage capacity, wherein the at least one smart tag related to storage capacity comprises a value that is based at least in part on one or more capacity alert requirements.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically creating at least one snapshot for at least one of the multiple storage resources.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein performing one or more automated actions comprises automatically expanding capacity of at least one of the multiple storage resources.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein monitoring comprises validating at least the portion of the data with the one or more smart tags against at least one value associated with the one or more smart tags.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to at least a portion of the data comprises applying the at least one of the one or more smart tags to a portion of the data designated by at least one storage administrator.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0523) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
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From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: GOVINDAN, BALASUNDARAM
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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